After 10 years, she became one of the best-selling artists of the decade and one of the most popular and influential artists in Japan.
Koda officially debuted with the single TAKE BACK in December 2000.
In 2002, after the release of several singles, she released her first studio album affection, which charted at #12.
Some success came her way when she was asked to do the main songs for the video game, "Final Fantasy X-2", with real Emotion/1000の言葉 (1000 words), Koda also provided the voice for the character Lenne in the Japanese version of the game as well as the character, "Yuna's", opening sequence dance via motion capture. The single proved to be a success, debuting at #3 and becoming Koda's first release to enter the top ten. It sold 282,734 copies and became the #24th highest-selling single of 2003. A few weeks later, Koda released her second studio album, grow into one, which debuting at #9.
In 2004, Koda released three more singles before the release of her 3rd studio album, feel my mind which again showed Koda's determinated progress, charting at #7.
From here on, Koda's success increased and her popularity rose with the release of her 11th single, a cover of 1970's anime opening, キューティーハニー, debuted at #4. This single also marked the start of Koda's to be trademark, new style: "ero-kakoii" (or "ero-Kawaii") which roughly translates as: "sexy-cool" or "sexy-cute". Koda's fourth album secret was released in February 2005. The album debuted #3 with 505,600 copie sold, making it the #22 album of 2005.
With Koda's popularity reaching new heights, she held her first live show, "secret ~FIRST CLASS LIMITED LIVE~", (later becoming one of the top 10 selling DVDs in Japan) and released her sixteenth single, Butterfly. Debuting at #2, it became her highest charting single of her career to date and was very well received by the Japanese public. Following this success, she released her first best-of compilation, BEST ~first things~. This is the album which is said to have skyrocketed her career, reaching #1 on the weekly charts and selling 1,207,793 copies, making it the #6 album of the year and the highest selling female album of 2005.
In December 2005, Koda Kumi began her 12 Singles Project in which she released one single each week for twelve consecutive weeks. The first single, you, became Koda's first ever #1 single. Each of the remaining singles from the project charted in the top five of the weekly singles chart. The success of the project was celebrated with the release of Koda's second best-of compilation album BEST ~second session~ which sold over a million copies in just over a week. It became the #2 album of 2006 with 1,768,628 copies sold. During this time, Kumi also won the 47th Nihon Record Taishō (best award prize in Japan) with Butterfly.
Her 30th single, 恋のつぼみ, the first single to be released since the 12 singles project, was released in May 2006 and debuted at #2 with 140,000 copies sold. The track became one of the most downloaded single of the year, with more than 2 millions legal downloads in just a few weeks. After the release of several successful singles, including 4 hot wave (a maxi summer single) and 夢のうた, which had become her #1 and #2 best selling singles with more than 300,000 copies sold, Koda released her fifth studio album, Black Cherry which remained at the #1 position for four weeks, selling more than 1 million copies. By the end of 2006, both BEST ~first things~ & BEST ~second session~ had nearly sold two million copies. Koda Kumi became the highest selling female artist of the year.
In 2007, Koda Kumi released several singles including 愛のうた, which became one of the most sung songs in Karaoke and one of the biggest hits from Koda’s discography. On the December 21st 2007, Koda Kumi became the seventh Japanese female artist to hold a solo concert at Tokyo Dome. During the concert, she celebrated the 7th year anniversary since her debut in front of 35,000 fans. By the end of the year, Kumi became, for the 2nd time running, the highest selling female artist of the year.
In January 2008, during the promotion of her 6th album, Kingdom, Kumi appeared as a guest on TBS radio show, "All Night Nippon". During which Koda mentioned her manager had recently got married and that she had asked her manager, "whether or not they would have children". When her manager replied that they wouldn't for the time being, Koda responded with her opinion that they ought to have children as soon as possible, as, "when women are around 35 years old their amniotic fluids go bad."
The comment was deemed so offensive that many radio shows and newspapers received angry complaints from women around the country. Koda's official website was shut down, along with endorser websites featuring her. Despite the public backlash, the album reached #1 on the Oricon charts for two weeks, selling over 600,000 copies.
4 months later, Koda made a return to the market with Moon Crying. Through the song, Koda expressed her real feelings and her apologies. The song quickly became a success and Koda was able to make a return to performing her songs on TV and radio. Shortly after the release of her 40th single, Koda released the upbeat single TABOO (to become one of the most popular song with her overseas fan-base) as well as the winter ballad single stay with me (which reached 2,000,000 downloads in few weeks) before the release of her 7th album : TRICK, which topped the Oricon Charts at #1 for 2 consecutive weeks.
In 2010, Koda celebrated the 10th anniversary of career beginnings, making it know that she wished to make the year special for her fans, the first project of the year was the release of her 8th album, UNIVERSE, coupled with a best album containing the biggest hits from her 2006~2008 works. During the year, she released several singles, including Lollipop & 好きで、好きで、好きで。, the later became her biggest digital success since 2008. She later released her first cover album, ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~, and held her first Stadium Tour in Summer 2010. In December, 2010, Koda Kumi hold a special concert in Tokyo Dome, for the 2nd time, in order to close the first chapter of her career with her fans.
Koda released her ninth studio album named Dejavu in March 2011. Shortly after its release, the singer started her national tour. Although Koda decided to perform in hall in order to be closer to her fans, this live tour is so far her longest tour to date with 72 dates from April to October.
Koda's 50th single was released August 2011 titled 4 TIMES. It included 4 songs as well as 4 music videos (first time since Summer 2006). The main song of the single is Poppin' love cocktail feat.TEEDA, a summer song produced by the pop rock band BACK-ON. The same year, she released 2 more singles where Koda shows the sexiest image of herself. In November 2011, Koda performed in Singapore for Mnet Asian Music Awards. She was the only Japanese star to perform and won the "Hottest Asian Artist" award. Koda's tenth album album was announced on December for a release in the beginning of 2012. Entitled , JAPONESQUE, the album includes a music video for each song, 17 in total. In the same time, Koda surprised everyone by writing on her official site that she is engaged to Kenji03 from BACK-ON. She announced her wedding by the end of the year. Few days after, Koda also confessed that she was 8 weeks pregnant.
Hurry Up!
倖田來未 Lyrics
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Baby girl, hurry up!
Let me give it 2 U all night
Get up, partyへご招待
Let me make ya feel all right
Come on, party people all night
私の知ってるあなたは
そんなに多くはないけど
見せて来たつもりだったけど
こんな風に裏切られるなんて
思ってもいなかった
近くで感じたいって
あのとき言ったでしょ?
Da battle is on
伝えたい言葉を
何百回叫べば
君に届くの?!
Get away boy, get away boy
フォーカスは君だけに
Not any more, not any more
ピントがずれないように
Get away boy, get away boy
努力なんて水の泡
Not any more, not any more
耳をふさいでも声が響く tell me
Tell me tell me baby
what U like,
Let me get U what U want
So tell me
Hey boy Get your dance on
押したり引いたり考えるよりも
素直な君がいいと言ったじゃない?
嘘?
幸せを包む腕から 冷たい腕に
変わったのはいつだったの?役者?
あれだけ鳴っていた
携帯ベル 今じゃもう
Da battle is on
音沙汰もなくなって
そんなもんだったの
ふたりの仲って!ねぇ!?
Get away boy, get away boy
フォーカスは君だけに
Not any more, not any more
ピントがずれないように
Get away boy, get away boy
努力なんて水の泡
Not any more, not any more
耳をふさいでも声が響く tell me
Tell me tell me baby
what U like,
Let me get U what U want
So tell me
Hey boy Get your dance on
我慢なんてもうできない
あなたはそうきっと
別の世界の人で...
少しでも近づきたくて たくって
境界線を渡ったのに
この人に映る世界って
私なんかに映る世界と
ほど遠いって認めるよ
だけどそうだよ そうだけど
結局似た人を探してしまう
自分がいる...
Get away boy, get away boy
フォーカスは君だけに
Not any more, not any more
ピントがずれないように
Get away boy, get away boy
努力なんて水の泡
Not any more, not any more
耳をふさいでも声が響く tell me
Get away boy, get away boy
フォーカスは君だけに
Not any more, not any more
ピントがずれないように
Get away boy, get away boy
努力なんて水の泡
Not any more, not any more
耳をふさいでも声が響く
tell me
Tell me
So tell me
The lyrics of "Hurry Up!" by 倖田來未 (Koda Kumi) depict a story of a girl who feels betrayed and hurt by someone she trusted. The song starts with the girl questioning her own identity, asking, "Hey, what's my name?" She urgently urges a baby girl to hurry up and let her give her all night. She wants to make her feel alright and invites her to the party. The girl believed that she had shown this person everything and never expected to be betrayed in this way. She mentions a time when she expressed a desire to feel close to this person, and now she wonders if her words will ever reach them.
The repetition of "Get away boy, get away boy" throughout the song signifies the girl's realization that she needs to distance herself from this person who has betrayed her. She wants to focus only on herself now and not let her efforts go to waste. She acknowledges that her voice will still be heard, even if her ears are blocked. The song addresses themes of betrayal, disappointment, and the struggle to find oneself after being hurt by someone trusted.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, what's my name?
Hey, do you even know who I am?
Baby girl, hurry up!
Come on, girl, don't waste any time!
Let me give it 2 U all night
I want to satisfy you all night long
Get up, partyへご招待
Get up and I'll invite you to the party
Let me make ya feel all right
I want to make you feel good
Come on, party people all night
Let's have a great time, partying all night
私の知ってるあなたは
The person I knew as you
そんなに多くはないけど
Even though there weren't many things about you
君には全て
I showed you everything
見せて来たつもりだったけど
I thought I had shown you everything
こんな風に裏切られるなんて
I never imagined being betrayed like this
思ってもいなかった
I never even thought about it
近くで感じたいって
I wanted to feel close to you
あのとき言ったでしょ?
Didn't I tell you that at that time?
Da battle is on
Now the battle has begun
伝えたい言葉を
The words I want to convey
何百回叫べば
How many hundreds of times do I need to shout
君に届くの?!
For them to reach you?!
Get away boy, get away boy
Go away, boy, go away
フォーカスは君だけに
I'm only focused on you
Not any more, not any more
But not anymore, not anymore
ピントがずれないように
To keep my focus from shifting
努力なんて水の泡
All my efforts were in vain
耳をふさいでも声が響く tell me
Even if I cover my ears, your voice echoes, tell me
Tell me tell me baby what U like
Tell me, tell me, baby, what you like
Let me get U what U want
Let me give you what you want
So tell me
So, tell me
Hey boy Get your dance on
Hey boy, start dancing
押したり引いたり考えるよりも
Instead of pushing and pulling, and overthinking
素直な君がいいと言ったじゃない?
Didn't you say that being honest is the best?
嘘?
Was it a lie?
幸せを包む腕から 冷たい腕に
From arms that embrace happiness to cold arms
変わったのはいつだったの?役者?
When did it change? Are you acting?
あれだけ鳴っていた 携帯ベル 今じゃもう
The mobile phone that used to ring so often, now
Da battle is on
Now the battle has begun
音沙汰もなくなって そんなもんだったの
There is no news, is that what it was like?
ふたりの仲って!ねぇ!?
What about the relationship between us? Hey!?
我慢なんてもうできない
I can't tolerate it anymore
あなたはそうきっと 別の世界の人で...
You, surely, belong to a different world...
少しでも近づきたくて たくって
I wanted to get closer, even just a little
境界線を渡ったのに
But even after crossing the boundaries
この人に映る世界って
The world reflected in this person
私なんかに映る世界と
Is so different from the world reflected in someone like me
ほど遠いって認めるよ
I admit it's so far away
だけどそうだよ そうだけど
But that's how it is, yes, that's how it is
結局似た人を探してしまう
In the end, I'm still searching for someone similar
自分がいる...
Because I exist...
So tell me
So, tell me
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Written by: Kumi Koda
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